Haile v. Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital et al

Filing 207

ORDER DENYING 192 PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on April 27, 2010. (mmcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/27/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 For the Northern District of California 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Before the Court is plaintiff Tsegai Haile's Motion for Sanctions, filed April 13, 2010, by which motion plaintiff seeks an order sanctioning defendant Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital based on the conduct of said defendant's counsel over the course of the pretrial and trial proceedings conducted in the above-titled action. The Court, having read and considered the motion and plaintiff's declaration filed in support thereof, finds the matter suitable for decision on the moving papers, declines to set a hearing thereon, deems the matter submitted, and rules as follows: As noted, the motion is based on the conduct of counsel in defending against plaintiff's claims. Although plaintiff attributes the ultimate result of the litigation, specifically, a jury verdict in favor of defendant, to what plaintiff describes as "misconduct" (see Mot. at 3:13), "lying and stealing" (see id. at 19:12), and "conspiracy" (see Haile Decl. Ex. 1 at 1), TSEGAI HAILE, v. Plaintiff, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. 08-4149 MMC ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants. /

United States District Court

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the record herein does not support plaintiff's characterization. Rather, the record reflects no more than a dispute as to the events in question and both parties' efforts to convince the Court and jury as to the merits of their respective positions. Accordingly, the motion for sanctions is hereby DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 27, 2010 MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge

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